Jerusalem - "Quds" dot com - More than 50 Palestinian and Jewish-Israeli physicians, active in the Physicians for Human Rights Association, signed an open letter calling on the Israeli government to immediately release the hunger-striking prisoner Khalil Awadeh , and to stop using the policy of administrative detention.

In their letter, the doctors express their deep concern for Awadeh's safety, and Israel's frequent use of administrative detention, a method that forces people to go on prolonged hunger strikes as a last resort in the face of this pervasive tool.

Meanwhile, 16 Israeli human rights organizations issued a joint call for Israel to immediately release Awadeh, and stop its extensive use of administrative detention.

The letter issued by the associations stated that Awadeh is one of 671 Palestinians administratively detained by Israel, without trial, and in violation of international law, adding: Awadeh's life is in imminent and immediate danger, and his continued administrative detention for political reasons constitutes a serious violation of human rights.

The associations declared that the only way to save Awadeh's life was to immediately release him from administrative detention.

In this context, the Military Court of Appeal recently rejected the appeal filed by Al-Awawdeh against his administrative detention, and approved the continuation of his administrative detention, despite the opinion of specialized doctors who stated that Al-Awawdeh's life is in imminent danger.

In the coming days, Awadeh is expected to appeal the decision through his lawyer, Ahlam Haddad, to the Supreme Court.

It is noteworthy that Khalil Awadeh has been admitted since the end of last week to Assaf Harofeh Hospital, and Dr. Lina Qasim Hassan, a volunteer family physician at Physicians for Human Rights, who holds the position of director of its administrative body, visited Awadeh, and wrote in her assessment that his condition is serious and that his life is in definite danger. Awadeh’s weight is 42 kilograms, and he suffers from massive nystagmus (twitching of the pupils of the eyes). ), and he faces problems in looking and talking, and it seems that he faces difficulties in perceiving time and place, and he suffered an injury in his cognitive ability, and it is not known to what extent, and if it is possible to recover from it.

Although Hassan's assessment was transferred to the Military Court of Appeal for consideration, the judge ignored the assessment and approved the continuation of the administrative detention.

Commenting on the rejection of Awadeh's appeal, Anat Litvin, director of the Prisoners Department at the Physicians for Human Rights, said: "The judge continues to insist that there is no definite danger to Awadeh's life, while ignoring the opinions of three expert doctors from the Physicians for Human Rights, and 55 additional medical professionals who signed a letter calling for his release due to his health condition, and he ignored the point of view of the prison service’s health facility, which is a doctor and a state employee no less than a judge. Khalil Awadeh, and they, in this way, ignore his right to life.”